Dubas on Overdrive next..

I hope Odog asks questions about their physicality.

Dubas on Overdrive next..

I hope Odog asks questions about their physicality.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

He's about to turn us from a 105 point team to a sub-90 point team in only 2 years. I'm surprised there hasn't been that much anger towards him from the media.

ok Ahjay
- DrunkSkunk

or were you reverse jinxing the reverse jinx creating the unbeatable double reverse jinx and now I just jinxed it?

poop

He's about to turn us from a 105 point team to a sub-90 point team in only 2 years. I'm surprised there hasn't been that much anger towards him from the media.
- walshyleafsfan

You like to cite this statistic - and I'm not disputing the accuracy in some ways - but what do you think happened? What do you think should have been different? The change in physicality is very minor. Basically you've lost Kadri & Brown and brought in Mikheyev and Kerfoot in terms of physical differences. Mikheyev is not that different than Brown. Kadri's physicality has always been overblown.

Out:
Kadri
Brown
Marleau
Ennis

Gardiner
Hainsey
Zaitsev
Ozhiganov
Rosen

Sparks

In:
Kerfoot
Mikheyev
Spezza
Timashov
Shore

Barrie
Ceci

Kaskisuo

To me they are just not meshing, not playing well, not playing to their strengths - but it's not reflective of Dubas' strictly changing physicality.

You like to cite this statistic - and I'm not disputing the accuracy in some ways - but what do you think happened? What do you think should have been different? The change in physicality is very minor. Basically you've lost Kadri & Brown and brought in Mikheyev and Kerfoot in terms of physical differences. Mikheyev is not that different than Brown. Kadri's physicality has always been overblown.

Out:
Kadri
Brown
Marleau
Ennis

Gardiner
Hainsey
Zaitsev
Ozhiganov
Rosen

Sparks

In:
Kerfoot
Mikheyev
Spezza
Timashov
Shore

Barrie
Ceci

Kaskisuo

To me they are just not meshing, not playing well, not playing to their strengths - but it's not reflective of Dubas' strictly changing physicality.
- Monkeypunk

He could've gone whichever way he wanted. I'm just saying and stating the facts, he took a 105 point team (fact) and turned it into a sub-90 point team (calculated speculation on my part) in only 2 seasons.

He could've gone whichever way he wanted. I'm just saying and stating the facts, he took a 105 point team (fact) and turned it into a sub-90 point team (calculated speculation on my part) in only 2 seasons.
- walshyleafsfan

Because Dubas somehow plays the games and is on the ice and coaches the bench and strategies?? Think you give too much credit there to Dubas.

so, they didn't even consider other coaches than Keefe...!

Because Dubas somehow plays the games and is on the ice and coaches the bench and strategies?? Think you give too much credit there to Dubas.
- Roadrunner75

In that timeline he's turned over about 75% of the roster to be fair. If we are to allow a GM to escape a certain level of blame, I'm not sure this is the scenario to do so.

so, they didn't even consider other coaches than Keefe...!
- 21peter

Kyle wanted Keefe the day he became GM (in my opinion)

Kyle wanted Keefe the day he became GM (in my opinion)
- walshyleafsfan

Agreed, and thinking he absolutely wanted to do this after last season but Shanny I think was the one buying a second chance on Babs.

As for letting Dubas skate.... Im not. I don't think any of the guys gone were not the right move. Has he brought in the right people? Hard to say given Babs was a certain way. Now it is on him and I did like he and Shanny being on the same page and also stating outright if need be they will address and adjust as they go too. They are not being stubborn and locked in to one way.

I think Dubas is now on the hotseat to get it turned about and done. Make changes as needed and make it happen, but I think now it IS his team and all too.

He could've gone whichever way he wanted. I'm just saying and stating the facts, he took a 105 point team (fact) and turned it into a sub-90 point team (calculated speculation on my part) in only 2 seasons.
- walshyleafsfan

In 2011 the Tampa Bay Lightning made the Conference Finals. In 2015 they made the Stanley Cup Finals. In between the two they finished 28th in 2013.

Tough spot for Keefe to come into. Pressure is going to be on to get the team back in the playoff picture.

I sounds like Duby wanted to turn the page on Babs after last season ended.

Now he gets his way and boy its going to be interesting to see it play out
- senstroll

Lots of time, it's not like were miles from the 2nd wild card....now winning the Pres Trophy...that would be a feat.

Give Keefe time, he can't change everything in 12 hours..
- PatC80

Tanners already got a blog up about firing Keefe for leaving Ceci on the top pairing.

Tanners already got a blog up about firing Keefe for leaving Ceci on the top pairing.
- Garnie

Pfft... Max beat Tanner by 5 years.

Is that a beaver pelt on top of Dubas's head?

so, they didn't even consider other coaches than Keefe...!
- 21peter

Careful - I got called a hurtful name yesterday (trigger warning: it was "Boomer") for even suggesting it was lazy to simply hire they guy you've hired twice before.

You like to cite this statistic - and I'm not disputing the accuracy in some ways - but what do you think happened? What do you think should have been different? The change in physicality is very minor. Basically you've lost Kadri & Brown and brought in Mikheyev and Kerfoot in terms of physical differences. Mikheyev is not that different than Brown. Kadri's physicality has always been overblown.

Out:
Kadri
Brown
Marleau
Ennis

Gardiner
Hainsey
Zaitsev
Ozhiganov
Rosen

Sparks

In:
Kerfoot
Mikheyev
Spezza
Timashov
Shore

Barrie
Ceci

Kaskisuo

To me they are just not meshing, not playing well, not playing to their strengths - but it's not reflective of Dubas' strictly changing physicality.
- Monkeypunk

Honest to goodness, it looks like we downgraded the defence.

SCARY

MiB with a new 'Robertson is a bust' blog in 3...2


nothing else to blog about

Pfft... Max beat Tanner by 5 years.
- DrunkSkunk

If we all could see in the future like Max, we’d be 1/2 as smart as him.

Honest to goodness, it looks like we downgraded the defence.

SCARY
- Atomic Wedgie

that's what i was saying during the summer

If we all could see in the future like Max, we’d be 1/2 as smart as him.
- Garnie

Half of a black hole is still ....


nevermind

You like to cite this statistic - and I'm not disputing the accuracy in some ways - but what do you think happened? What do you think should have been different? The change in physicality is very minor. Basically you've lost Kadri & Brown and brought in Mikheyev and Kerfoot in terms of physical differences. Mikheyev is not that different than Brown. Kadri's physicality has always been overblown.

Out:
Kadri
Brown
Marleau
Ennis

Gardiner
Hainsey
Zaitsev
Ozhiganov
Rosen

Sparks

In:
Kerfoot
Mikheyev
Spezza
Timashov
Shore

Barrie
Ceci

Kaskisuo

To me they are just not meshing, not playing well, not playing to their strengths - but it's not reflective of Dubas' strictly changing physicality.
- Monkeypunk

Imo. Hindsite of course, we should have tried to keep Hainsey for another year...maybe he signs again cheaper to stay with an awesome team...people say he sucked and he did have his moments, but we got the results when he was here, some will call it lucky but whatever, we won lots of games with him on the top pair.

Half of a black hole is still ....


nevermind
- TheMussel

Poor Max, he means well.

Honest to goodness, it looks like we downgraded the defence.

SCARY
- Atomic Wedgie

Not fared that great with the forwards either

Imo. Hindsite of course, we should have tried to keep Hainsey for another year...maybe he signs again cheaper to stay with an awesome team...people say he sucked and he did have his moments, but we got the results when he was here, some will call it lucky but whatever, we won lots of games with him on the top pair.
- Garnie

It's bad choices like that that see you mixing a coors light with some clamato...